G4 Server Hard Drive?

[MacAztec]

Hey everyone! I haven't been posting lately, but I have a question now

Ok, I have a G4 500MHz Server with an Ultra-Wide SCSI/166 18GB Hard Drive. Now, this machine USED to be a server, but we took it from the ISP, and now it is mine

This hard drive is EXTREMELY loud, so I was thinking of getting a 40-60GB Maxtor 7200RPM drive. My question is:

Will an ATA drive work with my Server? Or is the Controller Card only for SCSI configurations. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Your Buddy-
Aztec

 

[Rower_CPU]

You should still have some spare ATA headers on the mobo to use for ATA drives.

 

[MacAztec]

Spare Headers?

Where would I find those? On the Controller Card???

 

[Rower_CPU]

No dude, they're on the motheboard.

Look at the cable that runs to the DVD/CD-ROM. It plugs into a black header on the motherboard. There should be at least one other header available, running parallel with the PCI slots on the side closest to the bottom of the case.

 

[Choppaface]

how fast are these? ATA 66...ATA 100?

 

[Rower_CPU]

ATA 66 if I remember correctly, but the specs don't say:
http://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_server_g4/stats/macserver_g4_500.html

 

[mac15]

hey dude they are ATA66
if it helps

 

[MacAztec]

What?

No, they are UltraWide SCSI 160! I am wondering if I can pop a Maxtor in there too

 

[mac15]

Re: What?

Originally posted by MacAztec
No, they are UltraWide SCSI 160! I am wondering if I can pop a Maxtor in there too

really? my bad.....sorry macaztec

 

[Rower_CPU]

Re: What?

Originally posted by MacAztec
No, they are UltraWide SCSI 160! I am wondering if I can pop a Maxtor in there too

No dude, the SCSI PCI card may have Ultra 160, but the onboard headers are ATA 66.

 

[MacAztec]

Haha

Its cool 15. I was just getting confused for a minute there

 

[mac15]

Re: Haha

Originally posted by MacAztec
Its cool 15. I was just getting confused for a minute there

Awesome I get called 15 by people now...no probs aztec
I had to take the mac out like you did to me

 

[Rower_CPU]

Uh, hello?

Onboard ATA 66

SCSI via PCI card